I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To terminate authority under the Troubled Asset Relief Program…

Mr. President, I have an amendment at the desk and I ask unanimous consent for its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report. The legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from South Dakota [Mr. Thune], for…

I would hope it would not be more restrictive, because I do think these are soldiers.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Amendment No. 3301 to Amendment No. 3299

Mr. President, we entered into this debate about the debt limit today. I appreciate the comments of my colleague from New Hampshire with respect to the overall picture of our financial and fiscal condition in the country right now. I think…

Aviation security is increasingly an international responsibility.

the greatest threat that we face as a country when it comes to air travel, is public complacency following the stepped up security protocols following 9/11

We have a responsibility to be brutally honest about where we have fallen short.

Quite simply, our security policy needs to be focused on improving security. It can't be subjected to a union middleman.

The situation worked, an unfortunate phrase that was inaccurate, and for which I apologize.

One of the greatest threats that we face in this country, when it comes to air travel, is public complacency.

It's hard for me to take commitments to security seriously as long as forcing TSA into collective bargaining is a priority.

This committee intends to continue asking the tough questions to shape the policies that guide transportation security.

the events that resulted in Mr. Abdulmutallab being permitted to fly into the U.S. have sparked a very serious discussion both here in the United States and across the globe when it comes to passenger safety and security

We cannot talk this thing to death.

We cannot tread lightly on what we do on national security.

I do have to say that I think the initial reaction to this, that the system worked, could not have been more wrong.

Collective bargaining will impose a 19th-century industrial personnel management model to a 21st-century information age threat.